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Militant Groups Use Smuggled Starlink Devices to Bypass Internet Shutdowns in Manipur

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Militant Groups Use Smuggled Starlink Devices to Bypass Internet Shutdowns in Manipur

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  • **Starlink**, a satellite internet service by Elon Musk's SpaceX, is unlicensed in India.
  • Militant groups in **Manipur** have reportedly used this service to bypass **government internet shutdowns** amid ongoing ethnic violence.
  • More than **250 people** have died due to the conflict between the majority **Meitei** and minority **Kuki populations** since May 2023.
  • Officials confirm that Starlink was accessed in regions where normal internet was unavailable due to government actions.
  • Concerns are rising about the **security implications** of Starlink operating in India, which has experienced the world's highest number of internet shutdowns.

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